Lewes Golf Club

Lewes Golf Club takes its name from the East Sussex county town, a historic settlement built into the chalk downland where the River Ouse cuts through the South Downs. The wider area is defined by rolling downland turf, steep-sided combes and long views across the Sussex Weald to the north and the coast to the south, terrain that has shaped inland golf across this part of Sussex for well over a century. Lewes sits a short distance inland from Brighton, connected by road and rail along the Ouse valley, and the town's own character, a mix of Georgian streets, a Norman castle and a long history as the county town, gives the area a distinct identity separate from the seaside resort nearby. Golf clubs on the Downs around Lewes typically sit on chalk turf that drains quickly and plays firm underfoot for much of the year, a quality associated with links-adjacent downland courses across Sussex. For golfers based in or visiting Lewes, the club offers a course rooted in this downland landscape, within easy striking distance of both the coast at Brighton and the market towns scattered across the Sussex Downs and Weald.